Today I was lucky enough to pick up a really nice Swiss K31, the k31 is a rifle that ive always wanted so im naturally very excited! Im not sure what year the rifle was made but maybe one of you can tell me how i can figure it out.

The previous owner also gave me a st marie clamp on mount 3/8" and some Weaver .22 tip off aluminum rings. The package from the rings says fits up to 36mm OBJ lens, I assume that means that with these rings mounting a 40mm scope is not possible.

I was hoping to get some suggestions from the k31/long range shooters on a good scope to put on this gun. I would like to spend absolutely no more than $250 and would use the setup for casual shooting between 50 and 400 yards. I may also use the rifle for some occasional deer hunting if the chance presents itself. Please let me know if you have suggestions for a scope that i could use with my current rings.

Also if you believe that my current rings are a no-go please explain why and provide me with a new rings/scope recommendation.

For those who have experience with the ST Marie mount what is the best way to zero to take into account the effect of scope offset on POI?

I use a bushnell 3200 10x mil dot scope with millet scope rings, its a good set up.. You MUST get good scope rings. The k31 scope adapter has .22 mounts, so most scope rings are aluminum. Spend about $30 for good rings.

If you buy aluminum .22 scope rings the scope WILL move, even if you tighten it.

Look into a refield or nikon prostaff scope.

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Rem, I'd buy the best used Leupold available. Small and lite isn't a bad thing. Mine isn't small or light. Serial numbers will lead to date. Also wood under the butt plate is usually is same date(or close to). Or it is possiblelly an arsenal restock issue date. My StMarie mounts and rifles apparently don't know that their alum rings are supposed to slip nor that they will not accept the 48mm OD of my largest objective lens. Use your iron sights to get your aim point at various yard/meters and don't overthink the offset scope just aim about 3/4" off to the right at any range you shoot at and there you go.Best

Any scope suitable for the .308 WIN class of rounds will be good for the 7.5mm Swiss (and that means just about all of them).

A friend of mine got one of the K31s when they first came in, and were still dirt cheap. The scope mount he got cost more than the rifle (around $70 at the time). Don't know who made it (I thought it was swiss) but it takes regular 1-inch tube diameter scopes/rings. It is mounted on what I always think of as the "wong" side of the rifle, though.

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